So... a long delay, I know.

Not to go into too many details (mostly because I don't know who will end up reading my blog, and those who know me say I'm a "private creature") - it's been a crazy summer filled with bits of everything: good and bad, new beginnings, new home experiences, voyages back to dear old places, and lots and lots of work.

I'm back to blogging now, and as with every fall, I'm ready to embrace the cool new months ahead with vigor and creativity.

The first things on my To-Do list are paper flowers that some sweet brides-to-be have requested I make for them. So, stay in touch to see the vibrant paper flowers to come.

While I'm busy crafting pomanders, bouquets, wall flowers, LED flower decorations and more, I'll remember to take photos and share my ideas. I was happily surprised that some of these requests came to me because of this blog - even though I didn't update it in months. So now I feel even more motivated to post new ideas here and stay in touch with creative people.

In the spirit of community, I just wanted to mention Liz Noonan's wonderful work on her 25 Project - check it out! I love her button magnets and the elegant new wreath she made from vintage gloves (see Project 8).

Pause

Hi everyone... sorry for the long pause...

Among other things, my husband and I have moved to our new place in Cambridge and have spent almost all of May cleaning, painting, carrying stuff, moving, and decorating. It's been tough, but oh-so-rewarding. It's funny how quickly we started calling the new place - home.

In the spirit of new beginnings, I have started a herb garden - well, it's a bunch of different herbs in different pots sitting on our windows, but it looks very promising. All the seeds have sprouted - some faster than others, and I'm hopeful that in a few weeks there will be fresh parsley and basil for my salads.

I've also planted chamomile and thyme. The only thing missing is mint, but since it's a very tricky herb to plant from seed, I've started searching for potted mint at stores and supermarkets. No luck so far...

Anyways, I just wanted to share this and leave you with a pretty picture of wall decals I think I want to see on our new walls.



Design by Glass House Couture

I'll post some photos of the apartment as soon as I find my camera :)

Purple Butterfly

This is one of my new purple butterflies.
It's made from purple card stock, white ink, white gel pen, and crystal jewel accents.



Happy Weekend!

Paper Flowers Bouquet

Paper flower bouquet constructed out of handmade paper roses, blue paper flowers with pearls and soft fabric blossoms with glass beads.

I used only paper, wire, pearl beads, glass beads, fabric flowers, and pretty ribbon (silk, satin and printed satin). A single paper butterfly adorns the handle of the bouquet.

7" - 8" wide, 9" high.

It's perfect for a handmade wedding, don't you think?

How I Adore Blue Paper Flowers

My closest friends and family members know that my favorite color is blue. I like to see it in my New England sky, on my clothes, shoes, accessories, make-up, furniture, walls, wedding details, everywhere...

So, it's no wonder that I started making blue paper flowers.

The one above is made from turquoise blue crepe paper with some wire and 3 pearl beads. It's perfect as a gift box topper, wedding decoration, or as a simple flower-in-a-little-vase centerpiece for a favorite coffee table or a bookshelf.



And speaking of blue flowers, some of you might remember the one with LED lights I made this winter. It's currently in our bedroom, sitting in a vase next to our bed. I like to turn the LEDs on every once in a while and let it cast a lovely blue light.
We have a few of these flowers, so they make a pretty bunch :)

Some might also remember my large light-blue paper flowers which are adorable as wall art. I recently created something similar to these - a flower you can hang on your walls, a one-of-a-kind striped blue paper flower.



There's something special about blue flowers, isn't it?

As my husband and I are planning our move to a new apartment, I keep collecting swatches in a million shades of blue - each an inspiration on its own. We'll have plenty of white, too, so our blue paper flowers can still find a nice spot on our new walls...

Have a great weekend :)